T.O. Actually Thinks Social Media Would've Made Him MORE Likable

Terrell Owens caught 34 touchdown passes in three seasons in Dallas

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Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens was always a polarizing figure (which is why he was shut out of the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility a couple weeks ago), and usually, tweeting is a bad idea for such polarizing athletes.

But Owens believes his image might have actually been helped by social media being as prominent as it is now—which sounds crazy, but let’s hear him out.

“Had I been able to have that platform, there were times where I did interviews where I tried to defend myself, but with a lot of people that don't know much about the media, there's something called editing. So they edit it the way they want it portrayed and for people to see it across the country, so that's how it all happened."

This all sounds reasonable in theory, but even if social media had been more developed in Owens’ prime, it’s hard to believe he would be viewed a universally beloved figure. In fact, the only instance we can remember Owens trying to clear something up on Twitter, it was the season after he was cut by Dallas 2009, and he was retweeting a fan who said the Cowboys had a Tony Romo problem—not a T.O. problem.

And, yeah, that tweet didn’t make him a whole lot more likable in the eyes of Cowboys fans.